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kisselle Casual Observer

Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 57 Location: Brigadoon
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:02 am Post subject: |
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Weekdays would find me reciting these two:
Collected Poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay
Bulfinch's Mythology
And then my weekends would be spent stalking & listening to folks who had memorized anything of Richard Feynman & John Irving.
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Flautapantera Moderator

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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:13 am Post subject: |
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John Irving?
He is incredible. _________________ Vice President of the Owen Fan Club
You know that moment where you just want to grab a pair of scissors and run away with them? |
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sunbean Lonely Fan

Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Posts: 131 Location: my love sac
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:17 am Post subject: |
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I did memorize a book by heart in high school...Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? by Dr. Seuss. Does that count? It's a great book.
And poor Mr. Potter,
t crosser, i dotter.
He has to cross t's
and he has to dot i's
in an i and t factory
out in Van Nuys.
But seriously, since someone's got The Grapes of Wrath already, I guess I'll go with...ooh this is tough! I think I'll choose The Scarlet Letter. We can't lose that one. |
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Flautapantera Moderator

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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:20 am Post subject: |
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sunbean wrote: | I did memorize a book by heart in high school...Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? by Dr. Seuss. Does that count? It's a great book.
And poor Mr. Potter,
t crosser, i dotter.
He has to cross t's
and he has to dot i's
in an i and t factory
out in Van Nuys.
But seriously, since someone's got The Grapes of Wrath already, I guess I'll go with...ooh this is tough! I think I'll choose The Scarlet Letter. We can't lose that one. |
Heehee. That made me laugh! I'm glad you memorized a Dr. Seuss book. Those stories we learn when we're younger truly impact our lives.
For instance, you are an expert at crossing t's and dotting i's I suspect.
The Scarlet Letter was a pretty good book. I never enjoyed it much because I was forced to read it (which is the worst way to discover a great book). But I do agree that the underlying theme of the story is beautiful (even if it is covered in mucky adultery). _________________ Vice President of the Owen Fan Club
You know that moment where you just want to grab a pair of scissors and run away with them? |
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sunbean Lonely Fan

Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Posts: 131 Location: my love sac
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Flautapantera wrote: | Heehee. That made me laugh! I'm glad you memorized a Dr. Seuss book. Those stories we learn when we're younger truly impact our lives.
For instance, you are an expert at crossing t's and dotting i's I suspect.
The Scarlet Letter was a pretty good book. I never enjoyed it much because I was forced to read it (which is the worst way to discover a great book). But I do agree that the underlying theme of the story is beautiful (even if it is covered in mucky adultery). |
Lol, glad you liked that. Check the book out next time you're at a bookstore, the artwork is classic and the verses are pretty funny too! And, oh yes, it is quite informational as well..if not for that book, wouldn't know about borfins, wamels, or thromdimbulators.
And - I know what you mean about being forced to read something and hating it..I felt that way about Thoreau's Walden. One of the few books I found thoroughly (pun? ) unenjoyable. I fell asleep every time I opened it. I never understood how knowing how much he paid for salt was literary greatness, but I was pretty bitter by that point, hehe. I still don't know if it's any good or not. |
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SuperRad Lonely Fan

Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 206
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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I would memorize The Great Gatsby.
So I could feel awefully witty and articulate every time I recited it.  |
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JerseyJohnny Enthusiastic Fan

Joined: 30 Sep 2006 Posts: 377
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:14 am Post subject: |
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Gatsby is a good one.
Since that's taken, I'll bring up one that nobody has mentioned yet, and that is every book in the entire Henry Potter series.
Ever since they came out I've been totally ADDICTED!!! I even tried to make my bedroom look like one of the dorm rooms in Slitherin'. I am a total Henry Potter Fan!!! The BIGGEST fan!!!
And anyone who says it has anything to do with Witch Craft or magic, you're totally WRONG and a hateful biggot who has nothing better to do then want to burn books, because you fear LEARNING!!! |
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Flautapantera Moderator

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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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SuperRad wrote: | I would memorize The Great Gatsby.
So I could feel awefully witty and articulate every time I recited it.  |
How can I forget Gatsby and Daisy?
That is my fave fave book!  _________________ Vice President of the Owen Fan Club
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AutoPilate The Order of Denderah

Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 4344 Location: Vatican City State (Holy See)
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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JerseyJohnny wrote: | the entire Henry Potter series. |
You might want to start by learning the boy's name.  _________________ Why was there BACON IN THE SOAP?! |
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goblynn Casual Observer

Joined: 13 Sep 2006 Posts: 66 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmm, so Pride and Prejudice, the Harry Potter series, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the Bible are all taken...let's see...
For my pleasure:
Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast and Rose Daughter, both by Robin McKinley, because I can never have enough of that fairy tale;
The Little House books, by Laura Ingalls Wilder, because reading about her move from The Big Woods to the prairie led me down a path that passed Green Gables, too;
my copy of The Princess Bride, because the book is humorous in and of itself;
Gone with the Wind, because I am still in love with Margaret Mitchell's description of the landscape of the South, and because Scarlett is such an interesting character (whom I want to slap, most times).
For the greater good:
anything written by Jack London and E. A. Poe; the complete works of William Shakespeare. |
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Alkene Suspiciously Absent
Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 9
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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AutoPilate wrote: | JerseyJohnny wrote: | the entire Henry Potter series. |
You might want to start by learning the boy's name.  |
LOL!
Id memorize Daniel Quinn's "The Story of B" |
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SuperRad Lonely Fan

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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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Flautapantera wrote: | SuperRad wrote: | I would memorize The Great Gatsby.
So I could feel awefully witty and articulate every time I recited it.  |
How can I forget Gatsby and Daisy?
That is my fave fave book!  | Mine too! That book was just completely gorgeous. |
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kisselle Casual Observer

Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 57 Location: Brigadoon
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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Okay, I'll also do half of Edward Gorey's works.
Someone else will have to claim the rest.
"A is for Amy who fell down the stairs . . . "
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spaciegirlreturn The Order of Denderah

Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2767 Location: Jupiter
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass + Lolita= me _________________ Me and my key...same as it ever was. |
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Serenity Enthusiastic Fan

Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 275 Location: A little far-away country named Romania
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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All Nietzsche`s books  _________________
Reality is just the fantasy of my sick mind... |
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